Ryan on receiving end of controversial call

RYAN Walsh came up short in his quest for the European featherweight title after a controversial defeat against unbeaten Dennis Ceylan in Denmark on Saturday.

Rochdale-born Walsh lost the fight against the local fighter by split European title fight, the the sixth round to pick up to do is pick up the phone of spirit who didn’t want decision, despite 30-year-old still holds the the victory. The 29-yearold and I’ll fight them,” he to lose his zero. knocking the Dane down British belt. silenced the home said. “I went to Denmark “I’m experienced in the first round. There was a victory for crowd with the win, and and beat somebody on though and had won 18

The defeat means that one English fighter on the he is now eyeing a crack at two weeks’ notice, so now fights, and the only person Walsh has suffered just undercard in Denmark as his former stablemate I want to fight for the I’ve lost two is going on to the second loss of his Joe Murray defeated Scott Cardle for the British British or the European, fight for a world title. career, leaving him with a previously unbeaten title, or a shot at European or maybe even a world “I may have knocked record of 21 wins, two Rashid Kassem. honours. level fight. him down in the first defeats and one loss. Murray knocked out his “I’m confident I can go “It wasn’t an easy fight round but it was hard, but

While he may have opponent with a on to bigger things. I’ll as I was up against an when it came to digging been unsuccessful in his devastating right hand in fight anyone, all they have undefeated kid with a lot down deep, I had more.”

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